I fear, I fear, My master dear,
Tonight there shall be a deadly storm..
These lines by coleridge haunt me when I think of today's proposed
introduction of RPWD bill in rajyasabha.
Let us voice our trepidation lest it is charitably passed by MPs.
At best, it should be referred to standing committee, where we can voice
our
concerns and modify it to suit more to the interests of PWD.
Don't Know why Javed and et al are in desperate haste to have it passed.
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From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
Behalf
Of Kotian, H P
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 4:08 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerning
the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill
Dear Ketan
The question really is:
1 Wait until an ideal draft is ready which is acceptable to all
stakeholders?
2 Get the legislation and work for the amendments.
The difficult question is even if we wait and again go through the
consultation process will the babus still water it down all over again?
Even
the one which went through the consultation process was not fully
acceptable
in some quarters. In my view, we the stakeholders should first work to
make
a draft which is generally good and not having serious concerns. I agree,
it
is impossible to get a draft which is 100% appealing to all.
I think, no political dispensation is concerned with the political
ramification of this bill and hence, it should not hold serious
significance
to any political entity which takes over post election.
Therefore, in my focus should be first get a good draft and later,
collectively work for its passage.
We should not by any means compromise on "nothing for us without us".
This is my personal take on this subject.
Harish Kotian.
-----Original Message-----
From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
Behalf
Of Ketan Kothari
Sent: 06 February 2014 13:06
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill
Dear friends,
We have all been discussing this legislation for a few days now and
obviously our passions are running high with the way this is being
imposed upon us. I personally feel that this is also a significant
way of looking at our polity and our sector:
This law was to have been in actuality one of the most consulted and
discussed piece of legislation in the history of this country. I
remember having participated in several such discussions. But as it
turned out: we are being handed a raw deal. Our sector is
legitimately upset about this.
Congress, BJP, Communists or any one do not really care for us. None
of the senior parliamentarian is ever concerned about disability.
India ratified UNCRPD without reservations: This could have meant 1
of 2 things: either the nation is serious to change the entire legal
regime to bring it in tune with the Convention or (and this is more
likely in our case) just ratify the damned document and make disabled
happy.
I am still perplexed as to how are we going to have UNCRPD implemented
merely by having the new disability law (certainly not this one with
all its inadequacies) when there are so many laws that run counter to
the Convention.
This sure needs to be kept in mind by us at the time of considering
the new law and should also insist in the amendment of the other
relevant laws.
With best wishes,
Ketan
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